Gandhinagar: Every year, April 14 is celebrated as ‘National Dolphin Day’ across the country, including Gujarat. This year, more emphasis is being placed on topics that create awareness about ‘the importance of dolphins, their safety and how to further protect their habitats’. Gujarat has the longest coastline in the entire country, so it has a rich aquatic animal heritage, i.e. many rare aquatic animals, of which the most beautiful and attractive animal is ‘dolphin’. Recently, a ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The recently conducted Dolphin Census 2024 has found that around 680 dolphins reside in a 4,087 square kilometer marine area of Gujarat, Forest and Environment Minister Mulubhai Bera announced today. Bera stated, "Gujarat has a rich aquatic heritage, boasting the longest sea coast and many rare aquatic animals. Among these, the most beautiful and attractive is the dolphin. Recently, the Gujarat Forest Department conducted a dolphin census. Thanks to the efforts of the government,...Read More

Gandhinagar:  The Indian Coast Guard would join forces with the marine police and customs to act as wildlife wardens, for combatting dolphin poaching along the state's coast, the Gujarat government informed the state assembly on Tuesday. As per the Gujarat forest department, there are around 200 dolphins in the Marine National Park and the dolphin tourism zone. In response to a motion tabled by several MLAs to inquire about the steps taken by the government to safeguard sharks and dolphin...Read More

Porbandar: The police found a satellite phone on the boat seized in the dolphin hunting case in Porbandar. In a joint operation with the Indian Coast guard, the forest department on Thursday arrested ten fishermen with 22 dead dolphins in a boat 12 nautical miles off Porbandar Coast. The court approved a 2-day remand of the accused found on the ship. The investigation was led by the Special Operation Group (SOG). They discovered that one of the accused, Anthony Barla, was the owner of the ...Read More

Porbandar: The forest department of Gujarat has busted a gang of Dolphin poachers off the Porbandar coast in the Saurashtra region. This is the first of its kind of operation. In a joint operation with the Indian Coast guard, the forest department arrested 10 fishermen with 24 dead dolphins in a boat off Porbandar Coast. The boat's name is Dayana's - 2. According to the preliminary investigation, the boat had left Kochi on 26 February. The forest department has reported that the ten indivi...Read More